Forget tailpipes, tires spew more toxic pollution
Far more tiny particles now come from tires than are emitted from exhausts but new tire designs may help.
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Alberta’s War Room accuses Catherine McKenna of misleading Canadians
In a recent op-ed, McKenna — who serves as the UN’s greenwashing expert — said Canadian oilsands companies are greenwashing themselves and responsible public policy must address increasing emissions from the sector.
Is climate change good for insurgent groups?
When the Taliban was still an insurgent force, it was paying soldiers as much as $300 a month — an irresistible sum considering the average Afghan's annual income was only $390 a year.
Inuit 15 times more likely to be jailed in Quebec than the provincial average
Osman Ilgun was arrested in September 2021 and soon transferred to a detention centre 1,500 kilometres away from his home in the Inuit community of Quaqtaq in Quebec's Nunavik region.
Guterres slams 'climate-wrecking' firms at top UN human rights body
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday stressed the importance of legal challenges against “climate-wrecking corporations" like fossil-fuel producers, ratcheting up his call for the fight against climate change — this time before the U.N.'s top human rights body.
U.S. states dig out after storms
Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power on Sunday, February 26, 2023, as crews continued work to restore electricity more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the greater Detroit area following last week's ice storm.
B.C. Premier David Eby announces more supports to offset inflation
British Columbia Premier David Eby announced another round of the BC Affordability Credit on Saturday, February 25, 2023, to help offset inflation costs as he marked 100 days at the province's helm.
B.C. government faces class-action for coercing Indigenous women into sterilization
A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses the British Columbia government of "sexism and genocide" over a decades-long practice of coercing Indigenous women into sterilization and abortions.
Neil Young, wife actress Daryl Hannah surprise guests at Victoria old-growth rally
Canadian music legend Neil Young made a surprise appearance on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at an old-growth logging protest rally at the British Columbia legislature.
Alberta expecting another big spender budget ahead of provincial election
Alberta is scheduled to introduce its budget on Tuesday, February 26, 2023 — the last before a spring provincial election — with political observers wondering what the province will do with all its billions of extra petrodollars.
New land conservancy will help save a B.C. island’s precious ‘popcorn bowl’
The new Mount Fisher land trust on Saturna Island protects critical habitat favoured by the tiny slender popcorn flower, which is on the cusp of extinction.
Nuclear Waste Management Organization extends underground storage site selection until 2024
The location of a deep geological repository to hold all of Canada’s nuclear waste is a significant decision for the industry’s future. The repository will have to weather climate change and ice ages.
The ‘Last Ice Area’ is disappearing
Not only does its disappearance sound an unexpected warning bell for climate change and the carbon cycle, it also means there may be little time left to learn from the Arctic’s unique ecosystems — before they disappear.
Youth welcomed with ‘open arms’ to UN water conference
The United Nations Water conference is a unique opportunity to solve the world’s water problems, says Sarah Dousse. “The 21st century will be blue or there won't be any other centuries for the generations to come.”
Out of displacement and loss comes art
Ginnifer Menominee's first solo exhibition tells the story of displacement and reclamation of the Potawatomi Nation.